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- Title
A novel techno-economical layout optimization tool for floating wind farm design.
- Authors
Hietanen, Amalia Ida; Snedker, Thor Heine; Dykes, Katherine; Bayati, Ilmas
- Abstract
Over the past few years, the offshore wind sector has been subject to renewed yet growing interest from the industry and from the research sphere, with a particular focus on a recently developed concept, the floating offshore wind (FOW). Because of its novelty, floating research material is found in limited quantity. This paper focuses on the layout optimization of a floating offshore wind farm (FOWF) considering multiple parameters and engineering constraints, combining floating-specific parameters together with economic indicators. Today's common wind farm layout optimization codes do not take into account either floating-specific technical parameters (anchors, mooring lines, inter-array cables (IACs), etc.) or non-technical parameters (operational expenditure, OPEX; capital expenditure, CAPEX; and other techno-economic project parameters). In this paper, a multi-parametric objective function is used in the optimization of the layout of a FOWF, combining the annual energy production (AEP) together with the costs that depend on the layout. The mooring system and the collection system including the inter-array cables and the offshore substation are identified as layout-dependent and therefore modeled in the optimization loop. Using ScotWind site 10 as a study case, it was found with the predefined technical and economic assumptions that the profit was increased by EUR 34.5 million compared to a grid-based layout. The main drivers were identified to be the AEP, followed by the anchors and the availability associated with the failures of inter-array cables.
- Subjects
WIND turbines; WIND power; OFFSHORE wind power plants; ENERGY industries; ELECTRIC power production
- Publication
Wind Energy Science, 2024, Vol 9, Issue 2, p417
- ISSN
2366-7443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/wes-9-417-2024